Overall results

• Times Higher Education ranking (2022): 1st Spanish university (position 156 worldwide and 69 in Europe) 
• Young Universities Ranking Times Higher Education ranking (2022): 16th highest ranked university in the world among those under 50 years of age (ranked 7th in Europe and 1st in Spain) 
• Times Higher Education University Impact Rankings (2022): among the 300 top universities in the world for impact in relation to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. The results of UPF for the SDG stand out in sectoral rankings related to Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions (76th position), Climate Action (87th) and Gender Equality (91st)
• U-Multirank (2022): ranked 1st in Spain and 4th in Europe
• QS ranking (2023): ranked 233th in the world (5th in Spain and 97th in Europe)
• Shanghai university ranking (2021): among the 400-500 top universities in the world and among the 9-12 top in Spain
• U.S. News & World Report (2022): 3rd Spanish university (position 188 worldwide and 77 in Europe) 
• U-Ranking (BBVA Foundation & Ivie, 2022): 1st Spanish university since 2013
• Ranking CYD 2020: 4th Spanish university in terms of performance 
• 'El Mundo' ranking (2022): 9 of the 13 undergraduate courses evaluated are ranked among the Top 5
• Leiden ranking (2022): UPF ranks 65th in the world, 25th in Europe and 1st. in Spain among the universities with a percentage of articles published among the 10% most cited considering all scientific fields together

Results by fields of knowledge

• Times Higher Education ranking (2022):
  • 72nd highest ranked university in the world in economics and business (1st in Spain and 24th in Europe)
  • Among the 125 top universities in the world in law (2nd in Spain and 62nd in Europe)
  • Among the 150 top universities in the world in social sciences (2nd in Spain) (includes communication and political science)
  • Among the 175 top universities in the world in arts and humanities (4th in Spain) (includes humanities and translation and language sciences)
  • Among the 250 top universities in the world in engineering and technology (1st in Spain)
  • Among the 250 top universities in the world in clinical, pre-clinical and health (5th in Spain)

• ​QS Ranking (2022). UPF ranks in 4 out of 5 areas of knowledge:
  • 74th highest ranked university in the world in social sciences and management
  • 186th highest ranked university in the world in arts and humanities
  • 306nd highest ranked university in the world in life sciences and medicine
  • 401th highest ranked university in the world in engineering and technology
• This ranking also publishes results by disciplines:
  • 24th highest ranked university in the world in economics (1st in Spain)
  • Among the 100 top universities in the world in politics and international studies (1st in Spain) and in social policy & administration (1st in Spain)
  • Among the 150 top universities in the world in linguistics (2nd in Spain), sociology (2nd in Spain), in communication and media studies (3rd in Spain), in philosophy (3rd in Spain), in accounting and finance, and in law
  • Among the 200 top universities in the world in modern languages and in biology
  • Among the 250 top universities in the world in business management and management studies
  • Among the 300 top universities in the world in medicine
  • Among the 350 top universities in the world in mathematics
  • Among the 500 top universities in the world in engineering electrical and electronic ​

• Shangai Ranking (2021) by subjects:
  • 22nd of the world in public health (1st in Spain)
  • 40th of the world in economics (1st in Spain)
  • Among the 75 top universities in the world in biological sciences (1st in Spain) and in statistics (1st in Spain)
  • Among the 100 top universities in the world  in political sciences (1st in Spain) and in biotechnology (2nd in Spain)
  • Among the 150 top universities in the world in psychology
  • Among the 200 top universities in the world  in communication, in pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences, in human biological sciences, in environmental sciences and engineering and in medical technology
  • Among the 300 top universities in the world in clinical medicine and in education

• U.S. News & World Report (2022):
  • ​20th of the world in public, environmental and occupational health
  • 66th of the world in molecular biology and genetics
  • 80th of the world in cell biology
  • 113rd of the world in arts and humanities
  • 129th of the world in economics and business
  • ​158th of the world in social sciences and public health
  • 161st of the world in psychiatry/psychology
  • 167th of the world in neuroscience and behavior
  • 181st of the world in environment/ecology
  • 202nd of the world in biology and biochemistry
  • 276th of the world in computer science 

• Leiden ranking (2022) by fields:
  • 23th highest ranked university in the world, 2nd in Europe and 1st in Spain in physical sciences and engineering
  • 42th highest ranked university in the world, 15th in Europe and 1st in Spain in social sciences and humanities
  • 84th highest ranked university in the world, 43th in Europe and 1st  in Spain in life and earth sciences
  • 84th highest ranked university in the world, 48th in Europe and 2nd in Spain in biomedical and health sciences

• Ranking 'El Mundo' (2022): 
  • 1st in economics, in labour relations and in political and administration sciences
  • 2nd in finance and accounting and in audiovisual communication
  • 4th in journalism and in law
  • 5th in business management and administration and in translation and interpretation